After two consecutive years of double-digit hikes, the average price of Cubs season tickets will rise less than 1 percent in 2018.

“We saw an opportunity to be less aggressive than we have been the last two years,” Cale Vennum, vice president for ticket sales said Thursday.

Prices in some sections of Wrigley Field will decrease by as much as 5.6 percent, Vennum said. Those area include the bleachers, some outfield field boxes as well as some terrace box seating.

Conversely, prices will rise as much as 9 percent for some upper deck reserved seats, some field boxes and terrace reserved “preferred” box seats.

Vennum did not say what the prices changes would be for single-game tickets, which will go on sale Feb. 23.

These season ticket prices do not include the approximate 700 tickets for the American Airlines 1914 Club, which is on schedule to be open for the Cubs' April 9 home opener against the Pirates.

Those tickets, directly behind home plate, will range from $400-$695 per game — as much as $56,295 for the 2018 season. The price includes taxes, food, soft drinks, beer, wine and liquor. Vennum said the team expects to sell out those club tickets by opening day.

Outside of those 1914 Club tickets, the most expensive will be $299 for a bullpen box seat for one of the “diamond” games. The lowest-priced tickets will be $8 for a seat in the upper deck outfield reserved section for one of the nine “bronze” games.

Last season, for instance, the Cubs had 20 games in lowest pricing categories (silver and bronze). Next season, there will be 30 games at those pricing levels.

“We’re still seeing incredible demand for Cubs tickets,” Vennum said. He said there are roughly 118,000 people on the season-ticket waiting list.

The Cubs drew 3.199 million fans in 2017, the seventh highest attendance in team history. Wrigley Field capacity is 41,395.

Last year, the average price of Cubs season tickets rose 19.5 percent, with increases ranging from 6 percent for upper-deck reserved seats to 31 percent for infield club box seats. In 2015, the team increased prices by an average of 10 percent.

Meanwhile, construction work continues at Wrigley Field. The most noticeable difference in 2018 will be the relocating and widening of the dugouts, which will be moved from 15 to 30 feet down the left and right field lines.

Much of the excavation on the first and third base sides is designed for the Makers Mark Barrel Room and the W Club and is scheduled to open in 2019. Construction on the Catalina Club, located in the upper level behind home plate, also is targeted for 2019.